ăn kiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ kiêng (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

(intransitive) to diet; to fast

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